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long·ing

 (lông′ĭng, lŏng′-)
n.
A strong persistent yearning or desire, especially one that cannot be fulfilled.
long′ing·ly adv.
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longing

(ˈlɒŋɪŋ)
n
a prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
adj
having or showing desire or need: a longing look.
ˈlongingly adv
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long•ing

(ˈlɔŋ ɪŋ, ˈlɒŋ-)

n.
1. strong, persistent desire or craving, esp. for something unattainable or distant: filled with longing for home.
2. an instance of this: a sudden longing to see old friends.
adj.
3. characterized by earnest desire: a longing look.
[before 1000]
long′ing•ly, adv.
syn: See desire.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.longing - prolonged unfulfilled desire or needlonging - prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
yearning, hungriness
desire - the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
hankering, yen - a yearning for something or to do something
pining - a feeling of deep longing
wishfulness - an unrealistic yearning
wistfulness - a sadly pensive longing
nostalgia - longing for something past
discontent, discontentedness, discontentment - a longing for something better than the present situation
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longing

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longing

noun
A strong wanting of what promises enjoyment or pleasure:
appetence, appetency, appetite, craving, desire, hunger, itch, lust, thirst, wish, yearning, yen.
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Translations
شوقشَوْق، تَوْق
dychtivost
længsel
òrá, löngun
hrepenenje

longing

[ˈlɒŋɪŋ]
A. N (= yearning) (for place) → nostalgia f, añoranza f; (for past time) → añoranza f; (for person, thing) → anhelo m
she felt a longing for her childhood days → añoraba los días de su infancia
he felt a longing for his homeland → sentía nostalgia por su país, añoraba su país
people have a longing for normality → la gente anhela la normalidad
she gazed at him with longing → lo miró con anhelo
B. ADJ [look] → anhelante
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

longing

[ˈlɒŋɪŋ]
n
(= urge, craving) (for something in the present or the future) → désir m, envie f
longing for sth → envie de qch
He tried to put into words his longing for a baby → Il essaya de dire combien il avait envie d'un bébé.
(= nostalgia) (for something in the past) → nostalgie f
longing for sth → nostalgie de qch
He felt a longing for the familiar → Il avait la nostalgie des choses familières.
adj [look, glance] (for something in the present or the future) → plein(e) d'envie; (for something in the past) → plein(e) de nostalgie
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

longing

adj look → sehnsüchtig; eyes → sehnsuchtsvoll
n → Sehnsucht f → (for nach); this sense of longing → diese Sehnsucht; to have a (great) longing to do something → sich (sehr) danach sehnen, etw zu tun
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longing

[ˈlɒŋɪŋ]
1. n → desiderio; (for food) → voglia; (nostalgia) → nostalgia
2. adj (look) → pieno/a di desiderio or di nostalgia
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

long2

(loŋ) verb
(often with for) to wish very much. He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.
ˈlonging noun
a great desire or wish for something. She looked at the cakes with longing.
ˈlongingly adverb
She looked longingly at the chocolate.
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longing

n. deseo, anhelo, ansia.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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Sometimes great ships sailed by, and then with longing eyes did the little Spirit gaze up at the faces that looked down upon the sea; for often they were kind and pleasant ones, and she gladly would have called to them and asked them to be friends.
I would gladly stay yet longer, but we cannot dwell together, and I am longing sadly for my own cool home.
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Thou canst not adorn thyself fine enough for thy friend; for thou shalt be unto him an arrow and a longing for the Superman.
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